{Quest Protein Cookies}

Happy Sunday Cupcakes!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend. I love to create and bake on the weekends, and of course I am always craving cookies. These protein cookies turnout so similar to the consistency and texture of normal cookies (which is sometimes hard to do with healthy cookies). I ate half of this cookie before my workout this morning. Okay, now you probably want the recipe so here it is...

Ingredients:

28 g Challenge Butter (lactose free)

10 g Brown Sugar Splenda

17 g Good Karma Flax Yogurt, plain

1 egg white

10 g old fashion rolled oats

20 g whole wheat flour

10 g Anthony's Goods Coconut Flour

1/2-1 tsp sugar free, fat free instant vanilla pudding mix

1/4 tsp baking powder

Frosting:

30 g Quest Cinnamon Crunch Protein Powder

water

Directions:

In a bowl, combine butter, yogurt, and sugar. Mix until combined. Next add in egg white and pudding mix. Stir until combined. Then add in the oats, wheat flour, coconut flour, and baking powder. Mix until a dough forms. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lay foil on a baking sheet and spray with oil. Scoop the batter onto the baking sheet in 4 rounded cookies. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until the cookies are cooked through and starting to turn golden on top. Let the cookies cool for a few minutes while you make the frosting. In a bowl, add the protein powder. Add 1 tsp. of water and stir. Keep adding water a little bit at a time until a frosting consistency forms. Next, top the cookies with the frosting. 

Serves: 4

Macros per serving: 125 calories, 5.3 g fat, 11.5 g carbs, 7.6 g protein

*Feel free to substitute with different butters or yogurts, just note it may change the macros on the recipe*

Here are some tips for baking when you are tracking macros:

1) Get a food scale. I bough mine off of Amazon for about $13 dollars. This will make your measurements more precise (that's why the ingredients are in grams)

2) If you create a recipe, write down the ingredients & then enter them as a recipe in Myfitnesspal and you can easily add the serving to your daily food log & macro budget.

3) HAVE FUN! Macro budgeting is like a puzzle. I love playing around with different food choices until I reach my daily macro allowance.

4) If you are creating recipes while using macros, you may need to use artificial sweeteners to keep the carbs lower. This is not a bad thing, anything in moderation is fine! If you want to know the science behind artificial sweeteners & how your body processes them, you can watch Dr. Layne Norton's video in the Avatar Nutrition Video Resources. Basically he says consuming small amounts of artificial sweeteners will not kill you! 

5) Share your recipe with others!

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Later Taters 

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